New Quantum Material Conducts Current With Zero Heat Loss
Researchers have created a new type of fractional quantum material that achieves a remarkable feat: conducting electrical current with no heat loss. The material exploits exotic quantum states of matter in which electrons behave collectively in highly ordered ways, enabling dissipationless current flow that has long been a goal of condensed matter physics.
The achievement differs from traditional superconductivity in that it relies on fractional quantum Hall effects and topological properties rather than zero-resistance superconducting states. This distinction could make the technology applicable in different contexts, potentially at conditions more practical than those required by conventional superconductors. The breakthrough opens promising avenues for next-generation electronics with dramatically improved energy efficiency, as well as potential applications in quantum computing where heat dissipation is a major obstacle to scaling up quantum processors.
The achievement differs from traditional superconductivity in that it relies on fractional quantum Hall effects and topological properties rather than zero-resistance superconducting states. This distinction could make the technology applicable in different contexts, potentially at conditions more practical than those required by conventional superconductors. The breakthrough opens promising avenues for next-generation electronics with dramatically improved energy efficiency, as well as potential applications in quantum computing where heat dissipation is a major obstacle to scaling up quantum processors.